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Tree planting divides Charlotte; 3 officials resign from volunteer board
What began as an effort to plant trees along State Park Road has turned into a chaotic debacle over process, contracts and how exactly the funds used to plant trees should be doled out. Read the story on VTDigger here: Tree planting divides Charlotte; 3 officials resign from volunteer board.
Teen involved in double fatal crash in 2020 arrested at Columbia protest
A teenage driver fined $220 for her part in a double-fatal car crash that killed an elderly Addison County couple in September 2020 in Charlotte is among those arrested at an anti-Israel encampment at Columbia University in New York last week. And the family of the two dead victims still...
Man arrested after allegedly choking man, threatening with knife
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A man is being held without bail after allegedly choking a man and threatening him with his knife. Police responded to the Travelodge on Shelburne on Sunday around 3:15 p.m. for reports that a person was assaulted with a knife. Police met with the victim...
What to know: Adirondack Rail Trail crossings
Both drivers and trail users need to stop at intersections. The question of who has the right-of-way at road crossings along the Adirondack Rail Trail arose recently, including on a Facebook page for Saranac Lake. To get a better idea of trail etiquette and the rules, the Explorer sought clarification...
Privileged Columbia protester who ‘killed’ elderly couple in crash should be in jail, not on campus, furious family says
An ultra-privileged protester who was busted at a Columbia University anti-Israel encampment on Thursday should be in jail — not at an elite college — says the niece of the elderly Vermont couple who were killed in a crash she allegedly caused. As a teenager, Isabel Jennifer Seward, 20, crossed the double line and collided head-on with Chet and Connie Hawkins on Sept. 8, 2020, according to police reports. “The only reason she wasn’t charged with murder is because she has a rich daddy,” Eve Taylor, 49, claimed. “She should be behind bars.” Seward, the daughter of high-ranking UPS executive William J. Seward,...
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